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Date: July 25th 1915
To
Mother
From
Harold Irwin
Letter

July 25th 15

Dearest Mother

As I have not hear from you for over a week now I guess I will write a fue lines any way, I am stell alive and geting fate every thing is going on about the same, But this morning there have been over fifty airplains fly over our heads, all going towards France, they are pasing over all the time, Will I was down town yesterday after noon and evening with one of the boys, we went to a theatre in after noon, it was a very good show But I have seen two of the aces in Vancr befor, about 2 years ago, and they are just the same now as they where then, all the [?] aces here are from America and all the moving pictures I have seen as yet, I have seen them befor in Vancr, you can see them over there in Vancr cheeper than here,

How do you like my picture. I did not like it at all so I had some more taken and will send one to you next week,

Say Mother about the money there seems to be some mix up about it and if you have not rec you money by the time this arives there write to the Canadian army pay office London England right away, and also let me know, It should be 15 or 17 dollars a month, Will I guess this is all for this time, will look for a letter from you tomorrow give my love to all and my Little Pink lady, I have not heard from her yet I guess she dose not think enove of me to write and I guess she has to many other things to do. With all my Love & Kisses I am as ever your Loving son

Harold

Sapper L. Irwin #2339

Can Engineers Training Depot

R E Barracks

Shorncliffe, Kent, England,

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